{"id":56557,"date":"2024-06-08T12:18:23","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T19:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=56557"},"modified":"2024-06-08T12:20:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T19:20:19","slug":"georgia-attorney-and-a-former-police-officer-sentenced-to-seven-years-in-prison-for-defrauding-federal-program-out-of-15-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=56557","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Attorney and Former Police Officer Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Defrauding Federal Program Out of $15 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13095 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/U.S.-Small-Business-Administration-300x131.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/U.S.-Small-Business-Administration-300x131.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/U.S.-Small-Business-Administration.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>A Georgia attorney and former City of Atlanta police officer was sentenced Friday to seven years and three months in prison for conspiring to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of approximately $15 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Shelitha Robertson, 62, of Atlanta, conspired with Chandra Norton to submit fraudulent PPP loan applications for businesses they each owned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6759 alignright\" 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<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Robertson then used the loan proceeds for personal benefits, including purchasing luxury items such as a 10-carat diamond ring and transferring funds to family members and Norton.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Trial Attorney Ariel Glasner of the Criminal Division\u2019s Fraud Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Bernita Malloy for the Northern District of Georgia prosecuted the case.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Georgia attorney and former City of Atlanta police officer was sentenced Friday to seven years and three months in prison for conspiring to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of 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